More Bus 95
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Woooooo... I demand for a higher frequency of bus 95 during peak hours. LOL. However, it is quite true. I can missed up to 3 bus 95, in NUS, in a row because it is so cramped.
I want a double decker like 179 or 199 of NTU. Haha. Seriously, I was wondering if we can fit a double decker in some areas of NUS. LOL. -
wah... undergrad can demand demand already ahhhh.
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Haha. xD! Not really "demanding" but rather just fooling around. I mean standing squashed for a few minutes [ assuming there isn't a jam ] in a day is more or less fine with me.Originally posted by sinicker:wah... undergrad can demand demand already ahhhh. -
So many slope in NUS, maybe a DD also can't stop fully.Originally posted by Artiwizoras:Woooooo... I demand for a higher frequency of bus 95 during peak hours. LOL. However, it is quite true. I can missed up to 3 bus 95, in NUS, in a row because it is so cramped.
I want a double decker like 179 or 199 of NTU. Haha. Seriously, I was wondering if we can fit a double decker in some areas of NUS. LOL.
BTW, b'cos the trees also, so mainly SD. -
yeah looking at it they really need more 95/96...
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96 IS possible. only overhead obstacle for 96 at NUS is the 7+m tall linkway. and if the LO3X on 179/199 can climb the NTU slopes, then NUS shouldnt be a big problem too.
but 95 cannot, as a DD would just nice rub a 4.4m overhead linkway along it's route. -
nope, maybe B9TL cannot climb up the slopes..Originally posted by collinnxk88:96 IS possible. only overhead obstacle for 96 at NUS is the 7+m tall linkway. and if the LO3X on 179/199 can climb the NTU slopes, then NUS shouldnt be a big problem too.
but 95 cannot, as a DD would just nice rub a 4.4m overhead linkway along it's route. -
Oh there is road junction that is in a circle in NUS right? Perhaps the double decker cannot tahan that junction? Haha
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Who needs B9TL in NUS??? NUS is already wheelchair-unfriendly in the first place... NUS is fondly called the "National University of Stairs" or "National University of Slopes" by many students... (Science fac and Arts fac are the worst.) Curiously, there isn't a single escalator in NUS. NUS would rather build lifts than escalators, but even so, the lifts are at inaccessible and hidden locations...Originally posted by chickenlittle2:nope, maybe B9TL cannot climb up the slopes.. 
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can one, just need to go slower only. if a 12m B10M can handle it, then other 12m vehicles like a VO3X can handle also....Originally posted by Artiwizoras:Oh there is road junction that is in a circle in NUS right? Perhaps the double decker cannot tahan that junction? Haha -
Ooo.
I wonder if they can fit a SMRT "long" bus in that loop.
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jux like ntu??Originally posted by autumncs:Who needs B9TL in NUS??? NUS is already wheelchair-unfriendly in the first place... NUS is fondly called the "National University of Stairs" or "National University of Slopes" by many students... (Science fac and Arts fac are the worst.) Curiously, there isn't a single escalator in NUS. NUS would rather build lifts than escalators, but even so, the lifts are at inaccessible and hidden locations...
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hey mate.Originally posted by Artiwizoras:Woooooo... I demand for a higher frequency of bus 95 during peak hours. LOL. However, it is quite true. I can missed up to 3 bus 95, in NUS, in a row because it is so cramped.
I want a double decker like 179 or 199 of NTU. Haha. Seriously, I was wondering if we can fit a double decker in some areas of NUS. LOL.
look i am trying my best here.
i sent about 7 or 8 complaints to sbst on the matter already.
what are the results
1) 95C 95D 95B loads of shortworkings
2) fleet addition of 2 to 4 buses ever since i came to NUS.
3) I spotted mad bunching of 4 buses during peak hours to clear crowds. after my last complaint
4) extension to orchard road was not given but at least to Holland village given.
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look people. 95 cannot get double deckers. claim by sbst, there is a low lying bridge blocking the way
proof: no such bridge existed already.
also the NUS arts hill climbing.....
in dec 05 during our winter break (uhh rite winter break)
SBSt did a trial with vo2x on 151 n superbus on 96.
this means the stretch along the hill to arts can handle DD but maybe the drivers need to learn how to kick down the gear then drive up the hill like aussie style =x
the trials maybe failed because of the hill n bus cannot climb.
another reason why 95 cant get superbus
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96 jialat?
no! i have taken 96. its OK. seldom got madness standees. the problem still lies with 95. lately the problem is better cause people at science can now board the bus then fill it up then the bus go off. last time is one crowd at bus stop cannot go on baord the bus.
i feel it is ok now n no more complaints will follow.
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Yah... I have been in NUS for almost 4 years and I can also see the improvements to 95 (although most of the improvements came only in the past one year...) So you're the one who kept sending the complaints to SBST... Haha... Thank you for the good job!Originally posted by ZYX2005:hey mate.
look i am trying my best here.
i sent about 7 or 8 complaints to sbst on the matter already.
what are the results
1) 95C 95D 95B loads of shortworkings
2) fleet addition of 2 to 4 buses ever since i came to NUS.
3) I spotted mad bunching of 4 buses during peak hours to clear crowds. after my last complaint
4) extension to orchard road was not given but at least to Holland village given.
ZYX
Actually I don't see why 96 and 151 cannot use DD... In Hong Kong, there are many hilly roads which have DDs (like First bus 15 to the Peak, or Citybus 6 to Stanley). Even in Singapore, 179 and 199 also got DD... so "DD cannot climb slope" is not an excuse.
But 95 cannot use DD because of the low bridge between Yusof Ishak House and the Sports & Recreation Centre. (The allowance is only 4.4m)
Actually NUS students who live in the East and North should learn to take the NUS shuttle bus BTC1. BTC1 travels non-stop from the bus stop along Bukit Timah Rd (outside Bukit Timah Campus) to the bus stop outside the music conservatory (opposite Raffles Hall), where students can transfer to shuttle bus A2, B or C. The journey time from Bukit Timah to the music conservatory is only around 10 minutes, compared to 20-30 minutes on 151. Somemore BTC1 is free, and seats are plenty (unlike 95 or 96 where students pack like sardines). Haha. The frequency of BTC1 is 15-20 minutes on weekdays. You can refer to http://nusinfo.nus.edu.sg/oed/services/csd/transportation/btcshuttlebusservice.htm -
Haha. Thanks. xD
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Originally posted by autumncs:
thought the bridge not there liao..............
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But 95 cannot use DD because of the low bridge between Yusof Ishak House and the Sports & Recreation Centre. (The allowance is only 4.4m) -
the 4.4m overpass near the roundabout still exists. even though there may be other low-lying overpasses along lower kent ridge road which i may have not heard of? and well, i've also mentioned about how 179/199 can have DDs... so there.
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oh, yusof ishak house.......
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Er.. The tridents on NWFB Svc 15 are special in a way that they are only 4.13M tall and 10.3M long.. So, in alot of ways, they are different from the DDs that we have.Originally posted by autumncs:Actually I don't see why 96 and 151 cannot use DD... In Hong Kong, there are many hilly roads which have DDs (like First bus 15 to the Peak, or Citybus 6 to Stanley). Even in Singapore, 179 and 199 also got DD... so "DD cannot climb slope" is not an excuse. -
ah yes the YIH overpass to MPSH. ok fine. i always use that one walk walk din know it only 4.4
thot its the regular 4.5m
the BTC1 is bad freq. wunt recommend it unless u sure u not in the hurry to get to campus.
yah past year i keep whacking sbst. 5 letters in 2006 alone. whack until they add bus . lols
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the HK DD going ard the peak area on Hk island are not just those 15 by NWFb
i went HKU which is situated in the mid levels of the peak area. took a citybus 40 up the hill from the city area. god! i din know how bad a vo3x can handle a hill until this ride. we were like down to gear one chuggin up the hill road. fter that dy in HK, i swear never to sit a Vo3x up hill again. lols
took a voith vo3x on citybus 40M down to the peak tram station after HKU to go Victoria peak. good ride. make me love more for Voiths. had a nice ride on peak tram. now the tram CAN climb hill
lols
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teach u trick. take bus 95 at arts from (applies to 96/151 also)Originally posted by Artiwizoras:Haha. xD! Not really "demanding" but rather just fooling around. I mean standing squashed for a few minutes [ assuming there isn't a jam ] in a day is more or less fine with me.
- SDE
take bus 95 at science from
- opposite university hall / S11/12 zone aka Lt32 drop off stop
may guarantee u get seat. move to rear u may find seat. some peeps just dun wanna fill up seats then juz stands at exit door block way.
notes: now that 95 terminates at Kent ridge u DO NOT take the bus from LT27 to KR ter then try to loop. In a way after 95 start from kent ridge, students cannot "book" seats on bus n loop at kent ridge so situation shd be better
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Haha, I remember on my second time of taking 95, i took from the one close to LT27 and ended up at Kent Ridge Terminal. In the end, I had to take 200 home from there.Originally posted by ZYX2005:teach u trick. take bus 95 at arts from (applies to 96/151 also)
- SDE
take bus 95 at science from
- opposite university hall / S11/12 zone aka Lt32 drop off stop
may guarantee u get seat. move to rear u may find seat. some peeps just dun wanna fill up seats then juz stands at exit door block way.
notes: now that 95 terminates at Kent ridge u DO NOT take the bus from LT27 to KR ter then try to loop. In a way after 95 start from kent ridge, students cannot "book" seats on bus n loop at kent ridge so situation shd be better
ZYX
Hey by the way, I thought that 95 do pick up passengers at the Kent Ridge Terminal but on that day, 95s, yes more than 1 xD, were just passing by the terminal, ignoring my flagging. It seemds as though that that wasn't a stop for 95 and furthermore, all those 95s were not being parked at the terminal, on the way off to somewhere else. It seems rather inefficient to let 95s pass by the terminal and drive off directly somewhere else.
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BTC1 used to have very horrible frequencies. Once I waited for a BTC1 for more than 1 hour during the evening peak hour!!!Originally posted by ZYX2005:the BTC1 is bad freq. wunt recommend it unless u sure u not in the hurry to get to campus.
But after NUS received feedback and changed BTC1 into a one-directional service, there is a big improvement of the frequency. At least the frequency is reliable on weekdays. Now, out of 10 times I take BTC1, 9 times the bus comes within 10 minutes. (5 times out of 10 the bus comes within 5 minutes. Today I only waited for 1 minute.) Of course, I won't recommend BTC1 on weekends and during NUS vacation, when the frequency is 60 minutes.
Curiously, whenever I take 151 towards Kent Ridge, I'm the only one who alight outside Bukit Timah campus to change to BTC1. All the other people just stayed on the 151 all the way to NUS... (It's the same when I take 48, 153 or 154. Most of the time I'm the only one who alight at that bus stop.)